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A Weekly Newsletter of the Lubbock Civil Air Patrol Squadron SWR-TX-293 Edition #11 March 13, 2011

From the Commander

Ive failed to list new members in my column the last few weeks, so I need to make up for that today. Lets welcome SM Rene Allison, and cadets Cody Crabb, Jonathan Farmer and Nicholas Mota! Just a few more days before the Holloman AFB trip! Please be at HQ Thursday morning by 9 AM. Lt Vernon will provide more detailed information. The hangar is looking better and well be able to find uniform items quicker thanks to the efforts of a few folks. 1Lt Christina Varner, 1Lt Kyle Vernon and Cadets Cody Crabb, Christina Kolas, Robert Vernon and Cam Varner spent Sunday afternoon arranging lockers and storage cabinets, sorting BDUs and placing them on their respective shelves. Lt Vernon also hauled away a pickup load of junk and trash. There is still a lot of work to do, so those that were not asked to help this time should expect an invitation to the next work day. It was necessary to limit the number of individuals working in the hangar to keep it safe and manageable. Dont forget about the Texas Wing Conference in Ft Worth next month. We want to have a good turnout, learn a lot and support those receiving awards.

At this Meeting
1. No Meeting (see you Thursday Morning at 09:00 2. Meteorological Information
Tuesday Tuesday Night Moon Phase Astronomy Data
Sunrise: Sunset: 07:55 19:52 15:33 04:49

Partly Sunny Hi 74 F

Mostly Cloudy Lo 47 F

Moonrise: Moonset:

(82%) Waxing
Gibbous

Special Weather Information Holloman AFB, NM

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Breezy Hi 83 F Thursday Night

Sunny Hi 81 F Friday Night

Breezy Hi 81 F

Mostly Sunny Hi 81 F

Saturday Night

Sunday Night

Breezy Lo 46 F

Breezy Lo 46 F

Breezy Lo 45 F

Mostly Clear Lo 46 F

Chain of Command
Below is the Chain of Command, as related to the members of the Texas Wing. Cadets should know the name of each person that serves in the positions below
Commander in Chief: Secretary of Defense: Secretary of the Air Force: USAF Chief of Staff: AETC Commander: Air University Commander: CAP -USAF Commander: CAP National Commander: Southwest Region Commander: TX Wing Commander: Group 1 Commander: Lubbock Composite Squadron Commander: Deputy Cadet Commander Cadet Commander: First Sergeant: Flight Sergeant: Honorable Barrack H. Obama Honorable Robert M. Gates Honorable Michael B. Donley General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF Gen. Edward A. Rice, USAF Lt Gen Allen G. Peck, USAF Col. William R Ward, USAF Maj Gen Amy S. Courter, CAP Col Joseph C. Jensen, CAP Col Joe R. Smith, CAP Lt Col Debra Torres, CAP Maj Richard Kolas, CAP 1st Lt Kyle Vernon, CAP C/1st Lt Cameron Varner, CAP C/CMSgt Ryan Eckles, CAP C/CMSgt Bryce Johnson, CAP

Priority News Items

1. If you are going to Holloman AFB please bring a sleeping bag and ONE suitcase ONLY. You need your blues and three or more changes of civilian clothes. I recommend $40 per person for food, snacks, movie (?), and museum collectables. Cameras are recommended. 2. Our Squadron earned a AFA Scholarship of $250.00 to allow senior and cadet members to travel to Sweetwater, TX to see the WW2 Womens Aviation Museum. Congrats to Maj Littlesoldier and Cpt. Maroste for making it happen. This trip is set for 28 May.

3. April 14-17th 2011 is the Texas Wing Conference. There is a Conference fee of $95 for Seniors and $55 for cadets that will cover Friday evenings Commanders
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Reception through the Banquet on Saturday night for all meals and seminars. For cadets, there will be a Military Ball Friday night. Cost will be $15 single and $25 a couple. FMI: http://texaswingconference.technologyguild.net/ 4. Summer Encampment is in June and should cost about $100. For those of you going to leadership lab start saving those pennies! 5. LESA is also approaching. 18 26 June.

6. It appears that Texas and New Mexico have changed their Summer Encampment Schedule
Texas is now accepting applications POC for Rides: 1st Lt Johnson Texas 25 JUNE 02 JULY @ Camp Bastrop $100

http://www.texascadet.org/Summer_Encampment.html
POC for Rides: 1st Lt Vernon

New Mexico 12 17 June @ Santa Fe $100 http://www.nmcap.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=ar ticle&id=6&Itemid=27 We have groups going to both

Regular News Items

1) Always check http://www.texascadet.org/ for the latest from State Wing.

2) Let me recommend to ALL Cadets to subscribe to one (at least) of several sites found at http://www.spacedaily.com/ If you look at the banners across the top of the web page you can see a selection. 3) The remodeled HQ is still not finished. Not 100% operational, but were working on it. Laptops are on order or should be on order this week. 4) Partial Squadron Funding is available. See 1st Lt Vernon or Major Kolas for the form. You can receive up to 50% of the cost of the event provided you meet certain requirements set forth by the Financial Committee. This offer applies to all Wing and National events except Encampments. 5) After months of effort and planning our squadrons very own website is here. Look at www.lubbockcap.org 6) For our newest cadets (and parents) here is what needs to get done. GT3 Cadets must do IS-100 AND IS-700 A) Create an account at https://www.capnhq.gov/CAP.eServices.Web/Default.aspx by following the instructions mid-page that says First Time User You will need your CAPID number and a valid email address. B) Take and agree to the OPSEC section. You will be entrusted with information later on that is sensitive in nature there are some things that we do that the general public doesnt need to know (as opposed to neat to know). Operational Security is important; sometimes lives are on the line. C) Select CAP Online Exams from the left column and make sure you have your Reg 60-3 pamphlet with you. Select CAPT 116 pt 1 (General ES) and pass that test! D) Now take the IS-100a Test at:

http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is100b.asp
E) Now take the IS-700 Test at: http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is700a.asp

Arroyo, Z Crabb Donahew, W Eckles Fox Garcia Hernandez Holloway Johnson Kolas, T Varner Vernon, K Vernon, R

Cadet Community Service Ribbon (need 60 hours) Last Updated 20 FEB 2011 18.0 hours 2 hrs 3.0 hours 12.0 hours 82.5 hours Job Well Done Flight Awarded* 66 hours Job Well Done Flight Awarded 57.5 hours 71.5 hours Job Well Done Flight Awarded* 80.5 hours Job Well Done Flight Awarded* 4 hours 94.5 hours Job Well Done Flight Awarded* 27 hours 73.5 hours Job Well Done Flight Awarded*

*Not an official CAP activity. Liability release must be on file. 60 Hours = Ribbon

120 / 180 / 240 hours = Clasp

Official Disclosure: The information contained in this newsletter is unclassified. The Point of Contact (POC) for this publication is 1st Lt Kyle Vernon (kylevernon@yahoo.com). This newsletter is for LUBBOCK COMPOSITE SQUADRON planning purposes, announcements of upcoming events, and preparations for meetings. In no way should the material contained in this newsletter be construed as an Official Publication of the USAF, CAP, Texas Wing CAP, or any other entity outside Lubbock Composite Squadron. If you feel that you have received this email newsletter in error please contact the POC at the email address listed above.

Lubbock Composite Squadron Information Commander: Major Richard Kolas, CAP, (cell 787-7070) Cadet Meeting Time: 6:30 8:30 PM Each Tuesday Senior Meeting Time: 6:30 8:30 PM Each 1st and 3rd Tuesday Meeting Location: Chaparral Jets, Lubbock International Airport

Just for Fun

1) No original airframes survive, but many replicas have been made 2) 320 Built 3) Gave Snoopy fits

Just for Fun Answers Buffalo F2 Tu-154 Starship 2000 Avro Vulcan Bomber Delta 4 Heavy Rocket RB-57 Canberra Bomber Mig 21 Fishbed British Electric B-32 Dominator P6M SeaMaster A30-A Baltimore Bomber Atlas-F Rocket A-4 Skyhawk SAAB JAS 39 Grippen Machhi C.505 T-38 Talon TOTALS

Correct Senior Answers 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 3 0 3 2 1 0 4 25

Correct Cadet Answers 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 2 0 3 1 1 0 2 24